Insights
On Mentorship
Socrates taught Plato, Plato taught Aristotle, Aristotle taught Alexander, and Alexander carried Xenophon's field notes with him into Persia. Four generations of teachers and one guy who wrote it down. I would not be where I am without mine: my uncle taught me to lift, Brandon taught me to sell and spotted what I was actually built for, and Rich took my software and hardware game somewhere I couldn't reach alone. Here's what I've learned from the receiving end.
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Every Business Has Thresholds. The Only Move Is the Next Step.
Your product is duct tape. Or it's not sticky enough. Or you realize your competitors are lazy and you should build your own. Or you need to crack paid ads, because once you do, the thing prints. These are thresholds, and you don't get to think your way across one. I'm standing on one right now. Here's the only advice I've got, plus the framework I use to tell a fast decision from a slow one.
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What Is a Migration? (Renovating the Restaurant While People Are Eating)
Your database is a restaurant that never closes. You can't just knock down a wall. A migration is the numbered work order that says exactly what to change, in what order, so every copy of the restaurant ends up identical and nobody's dinner gets interrupted. Here's what that actually means, why you write them even when it feels slow, and the night mine almost deleted the financials.
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What Is an MCP? (The USB-C Port for AI)
MCP stands for Model Context Protocol, which tells you nothing. Here's what it actually is: a standard plug that lets an AI assistant connect to a tool and use it, the same way USB-C lets one cable work with every device. I'll explain it with a charger drawer, a restaurant, and the real one my assistant uses to bid on Upwork jobs while I'm not looking.
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